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Good Evening Mr. Morley
As you would know we till date had been working hard and had really
tried to keep things as pleasant as possible . I always trusted your
inputs and did not hesitate to reach out to you when we had some
challenges. You did the best under those circumstance. You always had
been a highly trusted, a person of integrity and professionalism
With the current issue brewing for many months and one of the
department changing the numbers on all of us including you multiple
times had been stressful. We are small business and we have invested in
this community, its not easy for us to make a decision to move . We keep
coming back to the table with the faith that City can provide some
solution. As much as this is the Landlord's issue but City Permitting
and Building department too has its share in current situation. The
expansion approved without real consideration on how other businesses
in the same plaza . Occupancy and the number of parking has been moving
numbers which the Building Department has changed three times, which
leads to lots of questioning and what due diligence was done before
approving the expansion on specific business. Public Safety and our
employees safety has been at risk with the illegal parkings all over the
plaza and speeding. Basically after approving the expansion and
letting one specific business/landlord drawing parking lines the
department head telling the 'small business' he does not have any
ordinance for providing a safety parking lot is a frustrating
experience.
I am completely aware all this expansion approvals etc was before your
time. However when you said "We still want you here but if you decide
to move we will be sad to see you go" It really hit us hard as instead
of finding a solution for the small business who has affected by this
expansion approval , we felt like we are being told that 'This is what
it is....nothing will be changed. You can move" .
Thank you for the email and reaching out to us which again proves that
the trust I had in you was right. Just saw this email as I had been
running around other locations to make the back end preparations for
Valentine's Day as its too late will call you tomorrow.
I sincerely appreciate you reaching out and providing me with the
confidence that there are still people like you who still want us in the
City.
Regards
Anna
On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 6:50 PM Todd Morley
<T.Morley@cityofcapecanaveral.org
<mailto:T.Morley@cityofcapecanaveral.org> > wrote:
Anna,
There was nothing veiled in my comment about your business
remaining in Cape Canaveral.
For the record, I am very proud to have Edible Arrangements
located in the City of Cape Canaveral. My efforts over the years working
with you collaboratively and with honest, open and easy communication
are a testament to that.
Rest assured, the City’s goal - and mine - is to help Edible
Arrangements, and all of our lawful businesses, remain in the City of
Cape Canaveral and be prosperous.
Very Sincerely,
Todd
On Feb 4, 2020, at 11:01 PM, edible brevard
<ediblebrevard@gmail.com <mailto:ediblebrevard@gmail.com> > wrote:
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All,
We all met between 9.55 am and 11.05 am this morning.
1.The number of approved seating for Southern Charm Cafe
changed yet again. Now it's at 126. Expressed our displeasure in not
getting the number right even after 3 weeks.
2.Then the discussion started to revolve around how many
parking spaces were approved as part of Southern Charm Cafe expansion in
late 2018-early 2019. Mr.Dickey initially stated it was 5 but was unable
to identify the "5th approved" spot on the map and the Ariel view.
Therefore it was agreed that only 4 spots would be deemed to be approved
moving forward.
3. Discussed about the total number of approved parking
spots in the plaza. There originally were 50 and with the approval of 4
in early 2019 it now stands at 54. With Edible,Vape shop and Mortgage
Company taking 16 of those spots it leaves 38 for Southern Charm Cafe
still falling short of requirement for 126 seats.Mr.Dickey stated he has
sent out letters to the Land Lord and the owner of Southern Charm Cafe
on the need to reduce the seating in the diner. Asked him how can that
be enforced and was told that someone will go into the diner to count
the chairs and enforce the code.
3.Then the illegal parking spots created on the west
side of the plaza was discussed. Mr.Dickey kept referencing to them as
"unpermitted" spaces. Asked him to clarify what "unpermitted" meant only
to realize it's an euphemism for "illegal" as Mr.Dickey confirmed that
the city did not approve those spots and they should not be there. Then
asked him why he sent out the communication yesterday i.e. 2/3 that the
city will not enforce the code when they are illegal? And what was the
point in stating in the same communication that the land lord can submit
plans to have 5 spots approved if the contention of the city is that
they don't have any stand to enforce the code? Then what gives the city
the right to approve something when it has no purview in the matter
vested in it? The response from Mr.Dickey was unclear. At this time
Mr.Morley started asking few questions to Mr.Dickey about enforcing the
code etc.And after this it was concluded by them that city cannot
enforce the code as there is no code to support that action. The same
was the conclusion for the illegal parking in undesignated places all
over the plaza posing public safety issues that there is nothing in the
code to enforce. Mr.Dickey communicated that even the fire department
cannot do anything as they don't consider the west side aisle as "fire
lane" and all they require is access to the units from the front. In the
event our blocked door is blocked and cannot be opened fully then fire
department can be engaged.
4.I told the following to Mr.Dickey and Mr.Morley based
on what they concluded:
a) No business needs to apply any permit to expand it's
parking lot and can go about doing it without going through the hassle
of dealing with city without any repercussions as there is no code to
prevent the same
b) That if I were to park one of our big trucks anywhere
in the parking lot(on the wild wild west side) of plaza and blocking the
traffic flow then can expect no interference from the city as there is
code to prevent it.
Both Mr.Morley and Mr.Dickey acknowledged that the
interpretation was correct. Mr.Morley stated he understood I was talking
in hypothetical and doesn't think b) will be done.He recommended working
with the land lord and have him make changes to the plaza.
5.Towards the end of the meeting Mr.Morley expressed
hope that the issues do not make us leave the city as it'll make him
sad. I told Mr.Morley what our investment is and what our payroll
amounts to. And have no plans of going anywhere. Anna felt the statement
was veiled and expressed her opinion on the same. By then the Assistant
of Mr.Morley came to remind him about his next meeting and we ended the
meeting.
Thanks
Sri
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